Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Dickson (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Dickson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dickson, born in 1841 in Sorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Dickson, born in 1834 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elisabeth (born 1865 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Dickson's household

Male

James

Dickson

Head
Female

Mary

Dickson

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Dickson

Daughter
Male

William

Dickson

Son
Male

James

Dickson

Son
Male

Matthew

Dickson

Son
Female

Mary

Dickson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Dickson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Dickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dickson

Head

Married

40

1841

Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Wife

-

47

1834

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Dickson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Dickson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Dickson

Son

-

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Dickson

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dickson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Dickson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Dickson in Lesmahagow in 1881, and follow the Dickson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Dickson

We’ve found James Dickson in 1475 family trees. Find out more about James Dickson's household and view the Dickson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census